Faithfulness
‘Great is thy faithfulness.’ Lamentations 3:23 KJV Faithfulness can turn the most menial job into a vitally important one. For example, think about how dependent we are on something as small as a postage stamp. It’s always ready for service. It goes wherever it’s sent. It does whatever it’s asked to do. It sticks to […]
Faithfulness
‘Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.’ Luke 16:10 NIV Faithfulness and Trust-Pastor James Merritt said, ‘The other day I asked my beautiful wife if she married me for my looks. She replied, “No, I married you for your brains – it’s the little things that count!”’ Merritt was […]
Faithfulness
‘It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful.’ 1 Corinthians 4:2 NIV Faithfulness requires making 100 per cent of your effort 100 per cent of the time. American magazine Insight once published an article by Gary Sheer called ‘Strive for Perfection…or Else!’ It contained some alarming facts! The article said if […]
Faithfulness
‘Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?’ Proverbs 20:6 Faithfulness-A new employee once asked a co-worker, ‘How long have you been working for the company?’ He replied, ‘Ever since the boss threatened to fire me!’ Seriously, employers scramble to find workers who are faithful and dependable. Citizens long for […]
God is your provider
‘You prepare a table before me.’ Psalm 23:5 NKJV God is your provider-Next time you sit down at your table to eat a delicious meal, stop and think about all the people it took to make it possible. A farmer grew it or raised it; a food processing company prepared and packaged it; a transport […]
Are You Growing Spiritually
‘Growing in every way more and more like Christ.’ Ephesians 4:15 NLT Spiritual growth doesn’t happen automatically. You must desire to grow, decide to grow, discipline yourself, and delight in spiritual growth. ‘But my life is just too hard,’ you say. A lot of people have had it worse than you and grown into spiritual […]
You represent your Father
When the father saw his prodigal son, ‘his heart went out to him’. Jack Graham writes: ‘This isn’t a father who can’t wait to punish his sinful son…who has written him off as wasted and worthless. This is a loving, caring father who can’t wait to embrace and welcome him. He runs down the road to […]
Scriptural coping skills
‘Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks.’ 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 KJV In order to succeed in life, you need good coping skills. The salesperson has a quota. The performer has rehearsals. The therapist counsels one depressed soul after another. The pilot has to sit in the cockpit for hours. The preacher is […]
Peace will guard your mind
‘The peace of God…will guard your hearts and minds.’ Philippians 4:7 NKJV Peace will guard your mind-Wise people never make important decisions in a wrong emotional state. When Elijah found out that Queen Jezebel was after him, he was ready to give up his role as a prophet and die. So God gave him forty […]
Telling it like it is
‘Speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ.’ Ephesians 4:15 NLT Time for truth-Telling it like it is-Jon Walker says: ‘It’s hard to…confront…it’s easier to stay superficial…to demonise one another when we don’t agree…and to cut and run at the first sign of trouble…But the Bible says, “An honest […]